Structure building card



A ril 5, 1927. 1,623,641

E. C. SlXTA STRUCTURE BUILDING CARD Filed June 22, 1926 l] I v 15 -Prf INVENTOR, Z5222? 6,9672%,-

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Patented 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES EMIL C. SIXTA, OF LA. HABRA, CALIFORNIA.

STRUCTURE BUILDING CARD.

Applicatio'n filed June 22, 1926. Serial No. 117,818.

The present invention relates to means or elements may have red faces turned out combinable to form building structures and more particularly for the erection of temporary structures and toy houses.

An object of'tlle invention is to provide an extremely inexpensive and exceptionally simple, but at the same time highly useful structural system or apparatus enabling the f ready setting up of wall, floor, ceiling and roof features of a structure, of fences and various other adaptations readily falling within the field of use of the apparatus and system.

' For the purpose of the present exposition it is elected to demonstrate the invention as employed ina toy set by the parts of which a fence, a pen, a building wall or a roof maybe composed, but thislis given as an example and notas delimitation of the utility of the concept, which I have actually carried into successful practice.

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the ensuing specification of the illustrated apparatus incorporating the invention; it being reserved that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the principle, sco e. and sp rit of the invention as it is here 0 aimed.

Figure 1 is aperspective of a house structure ofthe. present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective of intersecting wall-s; interlocked v c Figure 3 is a sectional detail of a part of one element; showing a clinched keeper.

Figure L is a plan (or face elevation) of a fiat key piece.

Figure 5 is an elevation of a couple of.-

abuttZ-d and key-locked cards.

Figure 6 is an edge view of the locked elements.

The present invention comprises but two general groups of devices, one group consisting of divers structural elements which constitute cards or panels 2 which are provided in various shapes as simple oblongs, right angle triangles, isosceles; other Shapes being appropriated as desired. The elem nts 2-1nay be of any desired material and dimensions and preferably their opposite faces are d fferently characterized as in color or decorative scheme so that by a mere revcrs'al of face a different color or ornamentation is accomplished. This is noticeable in Fig. 1, wherein some of the elements 2 have windows showing outside, another has a door andothers are blank. The roof, cards while the walls cards present some other color orjust white. Y 1

Midway the right angle ends and side edges of the elements there. is made provision for introduction of pieces constituting the second group of devices, above referred to, and which consist of firm but bendable keys 5 which may be of flat-body ribbon metal, or spring stock. The keys 5 have pointed or rounded ends 6 to facilitate in-- sertion.

The PIOVlSlOI). for receiving the keys 5 is here shown as being of wire staples 3 driven through the body of an element 2 and clinched downclose so as to present a small mouth or slots 4 for endwise insertion of key 5 when laid flat against the element.

.opposite staples 3 and thereby be trio-- tion'ally held to tie the elements'together.

By providing at least one face of the keys and faces of the elements, which present thebar of the staples, with a similar color It will be seen that the key side of the assembly can be disposedoutwar d Without the keys shoving in contrast against the face of the car Ordinarily the key side of the assembly is disposed inwardly and only the clinched ends of the staples are presented outwardly. Some keys 5 are flat throughout and others are transversely, medially bent to such angle as may be needed to connect intersecting, angularly disposed cards, as in Fig. 2.

From the above it will be seen that the card or panel elements present flat keeper portions affording slots or crevices to receive requisite fiat key 5.

Flat .keys are preferred for the reason.

used per card may be varied, especially in large size panels.

What is claimed is: 1. A buildin" structure comprising elements having marginally arranged keeper -parts presenting slits substantially parallel to the near edges of the element. and key pieces having a width substantially equal to no a the length of the slits and being insertible beneath a keeper part to be frictionally held thereby against the faces of two elements which are to be held in assembled position; said keeper parts consisting of wire staples clinched flat down on the respective element.

2. A building structure comprising elements having marginally arranged keeper parts presentingslits substantially parallel to the near edges of the element, and key pieces having a width substantially equal to the length of the slits and being insertible beneath a keeper part to be frictionally held thereby against the faces of two elements which are to be held in assembled position; said keeper parts consisting of wire staples clinched flatdown on one face of the respective element. I

3. Building structure apparatus including structural, abutting elements having clinching keeper loops set back from their side and end edges and presenting set back. closed-end crevices, and key members bridging contiguous, abutted edges of the elements and extending into the crevices at opposed keeper loops and being pressed to each end, by the loops, close to the faces of the elements.

4. Means for interlocking coordinate elements, comprising, in combination with said elements, gripping keepers clinched in predetermined, permanent position on respective faces of the elements and forming frictional gripping receivers, and plane-end key members to bridge the abutting juncture's of meeting elements and fitting snugly in the clinched receivers substantially without side play therein.

EMIL C. SIXTA. 

